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Entry bubble Food, Family, & Football

By: Sam | November 21, 2007 | Category: Home and Family

Colleen likes to say that Thanksgiving is for food, family, friends, and football.  I couldn’t agree more.  Except, I hail from the South where game day is on Saturday.  And this Saturday my GA Bulldawgs play the Ramblin’ Wreck from GA Tech.  With only 70 miles separating the schools, this annual slugfest gives the winner bragging rights at family dinners and neighborhood BBQs for the coming year.

Saturday also marks the last regular season game in college football.  With a season full of surprises (An undefeated Kansas? A 2-9 Notre Dame? ), one common thread is the amount of injuries the players sustain.  From concussions to torn ACLs, there’s not a week that goes by where one of your favorite players or Heisman candidates isn’t sitting on the sidelines injured.

Even though I don’t sweat it out on the gridiron every Saturday, I do try to workout  several times a week, particularly right before Thanksgiving.  And over time, I have succumbed to plenty of my own injuries.  So much so that I no longer associate the word rice with food but instead with rest, ice, compression, and elevation.

Some of my most common injuries are those pesky sprains and strains.  And for as long as I’ve been running, I can never remember the difference between the two.  Thankfully, this great sprains and strains Q & A publication helps me sort it all out and gives me great tips on how I can prevent them.     

Lately, sprains and strains haven’t been the only problems that keep me sidelined from my workouts.  Unfortunately, years of pounding the pavement haven’t been too kind on my knees.  I now try to switch up my workouts with more gentle aerobic exercises like walking or swimming (watch out Michael Phelps).

Feel free to share how you like to say fit, whether it’s by gardening or jogging, and what you do to prevent injuries.  Meanwhile, I’ll be gearing up for Saturday’s showdown in the ATL.  Go Dawgs!!!

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Entry bubble Thanksgiving Travel

By: Marybeth | November 20, 2007 | Category: Travel

Photo of heavy trafficMy daily commute makes me want to take a holiday from travel when the holidays come round. I’m staying put this year, but I know what it’s like to be one among millions of Thanksgiving travelers.

When I’ve flown home in the past, I’ve had good luck with early morning, nonstop flights. Unless weather is an issue, morning flights tend to leave on time; and, if you have the option of taking a nonstop flight, they generally save time, negate the connecting-flight worry, and decrease your chances of losing your luggage.

Other time-savers if you’re flying include checking for airport delays before leaving home and knowing the rules about prohibited carry-on items so that you aren’t delayed at security checkpoints.

News reports on holiday travel often focus on airports, but the vast majority of Americans actually drive to their Thanksgiving destinations. A few resources for drivers include:

It can be difficult to keep a sense of humor when your holidays are disrupted by traffic jams, overbooked flights, bad weather, and other elements beyond your control. For a little help tapping into holiday travel humor, a pre-Thanksgiving viewing of Planes, Trains and Automobiles might be just the thing. 

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